First published in 1998. This book is concerned with the methodology and is a result of the author's thoughts over a twenty year period about the theoretical problems associated with the study of comparative education.
Part I Methodology; Introduction; Chapter 1 Comparative Education and Cultural Borrowing; Chapter 2 A Science of Education and Planning; Chapter 3 Critical Dualism as a Conceptual Framework; Chapter 4 Critical Dualism and the Problem Approach; Part II Socio-Economic Problems and Educational Policy; Introduction; Chapter 5 The Political Problem and the Educational Challenge; Chapter 6 Economic Problems and Educational Policy; Chapter 7 Administrative Systems and Decision Making in Education; Part III National Case Studies; Introduction; Chapter 8 Teacher Training and the Profession of Education (The U.S.A.); Chapter 9 Secondary Education for all (England and Wales); Chapter 10 Liberal Education and Vocational Training (The U.S.S.R.); Chapter 11 Individual Freedom and Social Responsibility (Japan);
